Charlestown, New Jersey
Charlestown, New Jersey | |
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Charlestown, New Jersey Charlestown's location in Hunterdon County (Inset: Hunterdon County in New Jersey) Charlestown, New Jersey Charlestown, New Jersey (New Jersey) Charlestown, New Jersey Charlestown, New Jersey (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°41′21″N 74°58′21″W / 40.68917°N 74.97250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Hunterdon |
| Township | Bethlehem |
| Elevation | 219 m (718 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 875373[1] |
Charlestown is an unincorporated community located within Bethlehem Township, in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, off County Route 635, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of Hampton.[2][1][3]
History
By 1881, Charlestown had a school, wheelwright shop, blacksmith and about twelve dwellings.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Feature Detail Report for: Charlestown, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed January 1, 2015.
- ^ N 40.68917 W 74.97250, ACME Mapper. Accessed January 1, 2015.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 1, 2015.
- ^ Snell, James P. (1881). History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey. Everts & Peck. p. 462.